Dictionary: DE-VOT'ED-NESS – DEW

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DE-VOT'ED-NESS, n.

The state of being devoted or given; addictedness; as, devotedness to religion. – Grew. Milner.

DEV-O-TEE', n. [Fr. devot.]

One who is wholly devoted; particularly, one given wholly to religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious duties and ceremonies; a bigot.

DE-VOTE'MENT, n.

  1. Devotedness; devotion. – Mem. of Buchanan.
  2. Vowed dedication. – Mason.

DE-VOT'ER, n.

One that devotes; also, a worshiper.

DE-VOT'ING, ppr.

Giving or appropriating by vow; solemnly setting apart or dedicating; consecrating; giving wholly; addicting; dooming; consigning.

DE-VO'TION, n.

  1. The state of being dedicated, consecrated, or solemnly set apart for a particular purpose.
  2. A solemn attention to the Supreme Being in worship; a yielding of the heart and affections to God, with reverence, faith and piety, in religious duties, particularly in prayer and meditation; devoutness.
  3. External worship; acts of religion; performance of religious duties. As I passed by and beheld your devotions. – Acts. xvii.
  4. Prayer to the Supreme Being. A Christian will be regular in his morning and evening devotions.
  5. An act of reverence, respect or ceremony. – Shak.
  6. Ardent love or affection; attachment manifested by constant attention; as, the duke was distinguished by his devotion to the king, and to the interest of the nation. – Clarendon.
  7. Earnestness; ardor; eagerness. He seeks their hate with greater devotion than they can render it him. – Shak.
  8. Disposal; power of disposing of; state of dependence. Arundel castle would keep that rich corner of the country at his majesty's devotion. – Clarendon.

DE-VO'TION-AL, a.

  1. Pertaining to devotion; used in devotion; as, a devotional posture; devotional exercises.
  2. Suited to devotion; as, a devotional frame of mind.

DE-VO'TION-AL-IST, or DE-VO'TION-IST, n.

A person given to devotion; or one superstitiously or formally devout. – Spectator.

DE-VO'TION-AL-LY, adv.

In a devout manner.

DE-VO'TO, n. [It.]

A devotee. [Not in use.] – Spenser.

DE-VO'TOR, n.

One who reverences or worships. [Obs.] – Beaum.

DE-VOUR', v.t. [L. devoro; de and voro, to eat; It. vorare, divorare; Sp. devorar; Fr. devorer; Arm. devori; W. pori, to feed; Gr. βορα, pasture; Heb. Ch. בער, to consume. Class Br, No. 6.]

  1. To eat up; to eat with greediness; to eat ravenously, as a beast of prey, or as a hungry man. We will say, some evil beast hath devoured him. – Gen. xxxvii. In the morning he shall devour the prey. – Gen. xlix.
  2. To destroy; to consume with rapidity and violence. I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad. – Amos i. Famine and pestilence shall devour him. – Ezek. vii.
  3. To destroy; to annihilate; to consume. He seemed in swiftness to devour the way. – Shak.
  4. To waste; to consume; to spend in dissipation and riot. As soon as this thy son had come, who hath devoured thy living with harlots. – Luke xv.
  5. To consume wealth and substance by fraud, oppression, or illegal exactions. Ye devour widows' houses. – Math. xxiii.
  6. To destroy spiritually; to ruin the soul. Your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. – 1 Pet. v.
  7. To slay. The sword shall devour the young lions. – Nah. ii.
  8. To enjoy with avidity. Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, / Devour her o'er and o'er with vast delight. – Dryden.

DE-VOUR'ED, pp.

Eaten; swallowed with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain.

DE-VOUR'ER, n.

One who devours; he or that which eats, consumes, or destroys; he that preys on.

DE-VOUR'ING, ppr.

Eating greedily; consuming; wasting; destroying; annihilating.

DE-VOUR'ING-LY, adv.

In a devouring manner.

DE-VOUT', a. [It. devoto; Fr. devot; L. devotus. See Devote.]

  1. Yielding a solemn and reverential attention to God in religious exercises, particularly in prayer. We must be constant and devout the worship of God. – Rogers.
  2. Pious; devoted to religion; religious. Simeon was a just man and devout. – Luke ii. Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. – Acts viii.
  3. Expressing devotion or piety; as, with eyes devout. – Milton.
  4. Sincere; solemn; earnest; as, you have my devout wishes for your safety.

DE-VOUT', n.

A devotee. [Not used.] – Sheldon.

DE-VOUT'LESS, a.

Destitute of devotion.

DE-VOUT'LESS-LY, adv.

Without devotion.

DE-VOUT'LESS-NESS, n.

Want of devotion. – Bp. of Chichester.

DE-VOUT'LY, adv.

  1. With solemn attention and reverence to God; with ardent devotion. He was devoutly engaged in prayer. – Anon.
  2. Piously; religiously; with pious thoughts; as, he viewed the cross devoutly.
  3. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly; as, a consummation devoutly to be wished.

DE-VOUT'NESS, n.

The quality or state of being devout. – Glanville.

DE-VOW', v.t.

To give up. [Not in use.] – B. Jonson.

DEW, n. [Sax. deaw; D. dauw; G. thau; Sw. dagg; Dan. dugg. See Class Dg, No. 24, 60, 62, 63. It is probably from the same primary root as thaw; G. thau, dew, thauen, to thaw.]

The water or moisture collected or deposited on or near the surface of the earth, during the night, by the escape of the heat which held the water in solution.